Dimorphos

孪小星

发音

/daɪˈmɔːɹfəs/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    The moon of the binary asteroid Didymos.

    孪小星

词源

From translingual Dimorphos, from Ancient Greek δίμορφος (dímorphos), from δί- (dí-)+μορφή (morphḗ)+-ος (-os); Literally, “having two forms”. From being the target of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirect Test) space mission, which impacted its surface, thereby having a form prior to the impact and another after the impact. Compare English dimorphous, Latin dimorphus.

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